Which to use
“fusibles” and “futiles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,304
- “fusibles” frequency rank
- #30,175
- “futiles” frequency rank
- 68479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fusibles | futiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de fusible. | Pluriel de futile. |
Where the eye mixes fusibles and futiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fusibles runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against futiles's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fusibles with futiles
A purely visual mix-up. fusibles (\fy.zibl\) and futiles (\fy.til\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fusibles is recorded at frequency rank #38,304, classified as anadj, pronounced \fy.zibl\. futiles is at rank #30,175, tagged as anadj, pronounced \fy.til\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68479, this pair ranks #59,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fusibles vs futiles
Shared letters: efilsu. Private to "fusibles": b. Private to "futiles": t.
"fusibles" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "futiles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fusibles" and "futiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "fusibles" or "futiles" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fusibles" and "futiles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fusibles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "futiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fusibles" and "futiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fusibles vs fusiller". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.